NUE Nucor
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Basic Materials · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
Nucor (NUE) is a basic materials company in the Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) industry, with a market capitalization of $59.5 billion. Shares last traded at $262.48, 6.3% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 80.8%. NUE trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65, below the Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) median of 21.95. Net profit margin is 8.0%, above the peer median of 6.7%. Revenue grew 5.7% year over year. The shares yield 0.8% in dividends.
Performance
Chart
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Technicals
Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-07-04 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
NUE Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $512M | $2.22 | 29% |
| 2024-12-31 | $522M | $2.19 | 26% |
| 2023-12-31 | $515M | $2.06 | 11% |
| 2022-12-31 | $534M | $2.03 | 7% |
| 2021-12-31 | $483M | $1.65 | 7% |
| 2020-12-31 | $492M | $1.62 | 68% |
| 2019-12-31 | $492M | $1.61 | 39% |
| 2018-12-31 | $485M | $1.53 | 21% |
| 2017-12-31 | $485M | $1.51 | 37% |
| 2016-12-31 | $481M | $1.50 | 60% |
| 2015-12-31 | $479M | $1.50 | 594% |
| 2014-12-31 | $475M | $1.48 | 70% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
NUE is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.27 | 2026-08-12 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.23 | 2026-05-13 |
| FY 2025 | $7.52 | 2026-02-25 |
| Q3 2025 | $5.88 | 2025-11-12 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.26 | 2026-08-12 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.67 | 2026-05-13 |
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) peers
NUE vs 13 industry peers (Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)), by market cap. Updated
| NUE | Nucor | $59.5B | 20.65 | 1.65 | 8.0% | -0.56% |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics | $35.3B | 21.95 | 1.72 | 7.8% | -0.56% |
| CRS | Carpenter Technology Corp | $23.2B | 43.73 | 7.42 | 17.0% | +1.44% |
| CMC | Commercial Metals Co | $7.6B | 12.78 | 0.86 | 6.7% | -0.59% |
| SXC | Suncoke Energy, Inc. | $865M | -15.81 | 0.46 | -2.9% | -3.50% |
| MTUS | Metallus Inc. | $795M | 98.12 | 0.65 | 0.7% | -5.54% |
| TWI | TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC | $493M | -6.42 | 0.26 | -4.1% | +0.39% |
| TX | Ternium S.A. | — | — | — | — | +2.02% |
| MT | Arcelormittal | — | — | — | — | +1.18% |
| TS | Tenaris Sa | — | — | — | — | +0.54% |
| PKX | Posco Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | +2.75% |
| ASTLW | Algoma Steel Group Inc. | — | — | — | — | -2.00% |
| ASTL | Algoma Steel Group Inc. | — | — | — | — | +1.60% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.